upembuzi
oo-peh-MBOO-zee
How to say it
Swahiliupembuzioo-peh-MBOO-zee
Frenchétude, analyse; étude de faisabilité
Meaning
A careful examination of a plan or a question, above all in the fixed phrase upembuzi yakinifu, the study done before a project to see whether it can succeed.
Good to know
Almost always in upembuzi yakinifu, feasibility study, in reports on roads, railways and dams. A u class noun with no plural; kufanya upembuzi is to carry out a study.
Examples
- Serikali imekamilisha upembuzi yakinifu wa barabara hiyo.The government has completed the feasibility study for that road.
- Kampuni itafanya upembuzi wa kina kabla ya kuwekeza.The company will carry out a detailed study before investing.
- Upembuzi yakinifu ulionyesha kuwa mradi una faida.The feasibility study showed that the project is profitable.
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